bulling 1 of 2

verb (1)

present participle of bull
as in pushing
to force one's way the beleaguered governor bulled through the crowd of reporters without answering a single question

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verb (2)

present participle of bull, slang
as in boasting
to praise or express pride in one's own possessions, qualities, or accomplishments often to excess no one bought all his bulling about how he had beaten the stock market

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Recent Examples of bulling
Verb
Where the North Florida team couldn’t stop him from bulling for two 1-yard touchdowns and several other other successful sneaks, Bills defenders stopped quarterback Trevor Lawrence’s fourth-and-2 rush at their 8. — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026 Stevens gained a yard on his first attempt before bulling his way into the end zone. — Matt Le Cren, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bulling
  1. pushing
  2. boasting
  3. squeezing
  4. bragging
  5. displaying
  6. blowing
Verb
  • Minh Connors | Bloomberg | Getty Images Coming off the successful launch of its Muse AI agent, Meta is now pushing its new artificial intelligence service into the business world.
    — Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • That visibility gives leaders the leverage to address the underlying constraints instead of asking teams to keep pushing against them.
    — Angela Palo, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of pushing
Verb
  • With a 24-inch FHD IPS display boasting a 90% screen-to-body ratio, the monitor houses all the computer's chips, along with a good selection of ports for all your peripherals.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026
  • This is certainly true for some sodas that have their roots in the South, with brands like Dr Pepper or Cheerwine boasting more than a century of history.
    — Aly Walansky, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of boasting
Verb
  • Marris was aghast, squeezing the sides of her phone to capture what was on the screen.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The level of boredom Pugh brought to Kate making her older client orgasm by squeezing his nipples really sold her approach to the work.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of squeezing
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  • Some post screenshots of their trades, bragging about their bets on Sorsby’s misfortune.
    — Dan Horn, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Davis has spoken extensively about his role in the case, including in interviews with Los Angeles police and the media, in a 2019 tell-all book and during several bragging interviews done to promote the publication.
    — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of bragging
Verb
  • Inspired by an image of Black women displaying their natural hair together, Rice floated the idea of creating something similar in Kansas City.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Then, the film cuts to show our protagonist’s hand hovering in front of a slide projector displaying a plot of cheap land in South Carolina where nuclear weapons were developed during the Cold War.
    — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of displaying
Verb
  • Winds blowing east to west along the equator push water in the Pacific Ocean west toward Asia, Jacox said.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Andersen sees energy storage, which would allow for continual energy supply even when the wind isn’t blowing, as the wind sector’s next big opportunity.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of blowing

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